Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-23
KANSAS NEWS.


and Presbyterian college.
The biggest lumber yard in the United
States is located In AtchisOn.
The mayor of Argonia, is Su7sanah
Softer, age twenty-seven years.
A thousand men are at work upon the
public improvements Of Atchison.
Independence is giving $4,000 to aid
in tie search FOR natural gas and coal
The Fourth of July celebrations in
Kansas were the most successful for
many years.
A little boy had both his eyes put out
| by the careless use Of fire crackers at
FredOnia on the 4th.
A wedding took place at Lawrence.
/ the bride and bridegroom both beng over
eighty years Of age.
A Methodist camp meeting in Con-
gers grove on Sappa creek, Norton
county, commences July %.
The glass works at Fort Scott are well
under way. Twenty-Five tenements are
being erected for employees.
The only salt lake between Utah ard
the Atlantic ocean is at Genda Springs,
where surf baths are INDUCED in by
visitors.
Solomon City advertises for a hotel
man to come and occupy her hotel build
ing, which has been standing empty for
year.
The mayor Of Caldwell gets no salary,
but the citizens gave him a $3.50 watch
last week.
Euatis, Sherman county, has a brick
yard that turns out 100000 brick at
burning.
The Osborne Farmer will hereafter be
under the business management Of @.
W. Crompton.
The Gore County Gazette says the
young men Of that county are 'locOed"
when they see a girl.
Miss Nellie Patty, of Columbus, is
lecturing through the state under the
auspices Of the W. @. 7. q.
Scott county two years ego returned
an assessed valuation Of $4,000. This
year she returns $4,000.
Garnett Eagle: oThe reason why the
chinch bugs come to Kansas is becsuse
there is so much to eat here"
Garden City has a college association
with 100000 capital, and it will go to
work at once to build q school.
The farmers Of Nemaha county are
trying to organize mutual fire insurance
company for their own protection.
The Westmoreland Recorder takes for
subscription eggs at ID cents a dozen
and spring chickens at 50 a dozen.
A Butler county statistician calculates
that the seventeen candidates now in the
field will cost the farmers Of Butler 8, 47O
hours time and 1902 in meals.
The city Of Ottawa has 4, 46O improved
and $500 unimprOvsd town lots. The
assessed valuation Of property is 81, $780,
235.
Fort Riley, with its new buildings
and improvements being made by the
government, is becoming one of the
finest military posts in the United
States
Kingman Leader: A section hand on
the D., NJ. & A., named Thomas Easter,
was instantly killed while trying to
Jump on moving train. He was thrown
on the track and crushed, death ensuing
almost instantly.
Sedan Tinles-J Journal: J. D. McBrian
Esq, Of Sedan, delivered the Grafton at
BartlesviIle, Indian Territory, on the
Fourth. Mac reports that there was
about 600 people in attendance, half of
whom were Indians.
Lawrence Tribune: Il may be Of in
terest TO some to learn that E. F. Good
rich has shipped during the past five
days over 1900 bushels Of potatoes, 500
bushels Of apples, 200 bushels Of onions.
| 800 crates Of peaches and 1900 heads OF
cabbage. He used over 1900 postal
cards during the week and over 200
letter postage stamps.
A number of horses and mules having
been stolen near MuIlensville, a posse
was organized and started IN pursuit OF
the thieves. When, a few days later, the
posse returned with the hats, coats and
reVOlVers of the thieves, the explanation
WaE given that in the neutral strip they
overlook a funeral procession and per
mitted the thieves to 60 on with it.
Elk City Globe: John Chester, a young
man who was working for @. Clingan
was struck and instantly killed by light.
ming at 10 o'clock Wednesday. Mr.
ClingaD, his family and Mr.. Chester
were sitting In the house, the latter sit,
ting in one corner Of the room, leaning
against a window casing and a safe
The baby's head dropped as il he wa
falling when Mr., CingEn caught it. Az
he sprang to catch the baby Chester Eel
dead to the floor. The lightning stun.
ned and deafened those IN the room fOl
nearly q minute and it looked to then
ike the house was in a blaze. A kni.S
box In the safe WIS smashed to atOml
and the ends Of case knives melted. Ths
house was shattered and so badly dam
|. aged that it VIII necessitate a great dea
of repairing If a new dwelling is no
built.
Yates Center Nelgs: The storm OF
Monday last did great damage to tn
growing crops northwest Of here. Hal
/ Of large size came down In some local.
ties, cutting down many hundred acre
OF fine corn inst tasseling out, running
the millst, stripping apple and peacl
trees Of their growing fruit, and doing
mach other damage. @. o. Mills hat
about ninety acres of fine corn destroyed
ChaE5es Watchman suffered severely, a
t did also Henry and William Weide
, Thos. Reed, Henry Ferris, Milf Phillips
A. Ragle aud others. Mr.. Ragle hat
5 several sheep killed and many other
: injured by the hail The glass IN tn
windows Of many Of the residences i
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